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The jre at Col. firing ation and y a n indly Kuoti*red.-•ndlvpro* jsual l ac-who con-ack .d 25 irtin. ■n ina.so me duck and wing dancing bv the cake walkers. Although the performance lasted two hours it was with reluctance that the audience quit the hail, and a noticeable thing in connection with it was that there was not a bitch in the whole affair, which i.-usual in exhibitions of the kind.The receipts of the celebration will be more than fifty dollars over the expenses and therefore the guarantors of the enterprizo will not have to pay anything.HEKO 01’ THE KEYOLITIOX.tugu*nest.first i, of itcvee the thelires,andlixed Ruel .head n ac-and • won next 5. on third d the Lan iping vbicb ed at two* has asons ious-right ished last- J i I drdrc asI iI and iners. iwnedty.ies:i i3 2 2d* dis ill*2 1I 2 3dK * d»until ; the chute Prof. •cent, e day a Station by a itlcon “My carerlartetAdairMooumcnf to .iobn Leap Inveiled last Sunday With Appropriate Exercises.On Sunday. July 3. there was unveiled and dedicated to the memory of John Leap, a soldier of the Revolutionary war. a monument purchased by Boone county through the board of commissioners. The monument was of hard limestone, and similar in ehape and design to the ones erected at Hopewe: cemetery some time ago to the memory of Jesse -Robison and Arthur Andrews, other Revolutionary soldie a.Mr. Leap is burled in the neat little cemetery on the ground of the celebrated Mt. Tabor Regular Baptist church, a half mile north of the town of Fayette.It was a pleasant day for the occasion. and a stand had been erected in the little grove just west of the cemetery for the speakers. There was a good crowd in attendance, not only from the immediate neighborhood, but from Lebanon and different parts of the county, including the lvanhoe division U. R. K. of I'., of Lebanon.The exercises began at 2 p. m. and were in charge of Charles M. Zion, who opened it with a few appropriate remarks, after which prayer was delivered by George Lumpkins, one of the venerable pioneer citizens, ol the vicinity ot Fayette.Then the audience was d-lightfuliy entertaineJ by a declamation by Miss Nanette Herr, daughter ol Ben Herr, of Perry township, entitled “The Capture of Ticonderrga by Kthen Allen. Mies Herr’s delivery was excellent and highly appreciated by all.Following this James Karrel was introduced and gave an address on ‘ iArssons Taught by Fathers of the Revolution.” He began hid speech by quoting Jefferson’s famous maxim, ‘The price of liberty is. eternal vigilance. One hundred and twenty-two years ago to-day the people of this country were engaged with the momentous question: “What will thecontinental congress do with the resolution declaring our Independence?” Would they take the all important step of severing themselves from the mother earth? The anxiety of the people as shown by the old sexton stationing himself in the bell tower to ring out the news to the waiting people. Then the speaker referred to the inscription on the bell, and how it thrilled him just to touch the sacred emblem of liberty at the World’s Fair at Chicago. Washington had the declaration read at the head of every brigade and John Leap was there and heard It. Leap was la the siege of Boston and was with Washington at the fall of Yorktown and surrender of Cornwallis.The speaker then related an Incident of the Revolution when John Leap was sent out to buy hay. for the horses of the armv. Be bought two stacks of an old Quaker and when they vent to haul '.he,-a into camp they found six large cakes of cheese that had beea placed there ta ripen.tocky The soldier* nNtfe short work of thecheese. Next day the old Quaker came into camp to hunt his checae and Washington ordered Leap to pay him for them which he did. The speaker then gave a short history of the deceased, saving that he was born in t-erniany in 17lt;‘L: caine to America before the Revolution, was married twice and was the father of thirteen children: married the second time after he was eighty years old: joined the Mt. Tabor Regular Baptist church and was baptized at the age of 104 It was his custom to walk to Indianapolis to attend the reunions of the Revolutionary veterans up until he was one hundred years old or more. He died m this county at the age of 1I0. in the year IS4-T. He had one son in the war of 1812. 13 grandsons in the war of the Rebellion, and has 7 great grandsons In the present war. The speaker made a very interesting address in earnest and forcible style.The next address was by Alva Swope, a son of Joseph M. Swope, and grandson of another Revolutionary soldier. His subject was, Our Country From 1778 to 1898.” He spoke of the great spirit of liberty known by our people and the progress they had made since the Declaration, our people yet showing the same ’.eal In the cause of liberty. Mr. Swope's address was well delivered and listened to closely by the audience.At the close of the speaking, the procession formed, beaded by W. D. Leap, a grandson of the deceased, carrying “Old Glory’’, and proceeded to the cemetery where the monument was unveiled by Mr. Leap. The audience was then dismissed by GeorgeL.impkins.The relatives of the deceased patriot present at the exercises were Sarah Woolen, joungest daughter, W. D. Leap, grandson, Mariah Shoemaker, Barbara Dickson, Virginia Slagle, Mary Smith, Eliza Swails. Mary Johnson, Kosana Mount and Eliza Chambers, granddaughters, and a large number of great grandchildren.Junction Grocery Hohbcd.The Junction Grocery, owned by George Wysong, on routh Lebanon street, was entered by thieves Saturday night and a quantity of provisions such as Hour, coffee and canned goods, and cigars and tobacco, amounting to about $3o in all was taken. A panel had been taken out of the rear door and entrance made through it.Jostah Bush who has been visiting with relatives here, since called home to attend his father's funeral, has gone back to Utah to reside. His brother, Monroe, will remain here.Isaac -Alstotc. wife and baby of Felix, Wyoming, are here visiting Mrs. Alston’s parents, Mr. and Mr6. Ben Thompson. They will remain about thirty days.John M. Powell with his family, except Miss Myrtle, has removed to Indianapolis. *Mr. Hagar, of Jamestown, will move here acid conduct Mr. Powell’s buslnes*.W. A. Wysong andC. A. Eaton have purchased the Midway meat market at the corner of Chicago and Jamison streets. They are both enterprisingyoung men. _Mrs. •Felbleman, mother of Bert Feibleman who Is working on thePatriot special edition, visited here last Thursday.A. N. Caldwell and fanjily attended the funerals of Mrs. Andrew Alford and Henry Speer, at Zlonsvllle, today.Jodfe Biffin* and wlf« left yester-day for West Baden to spend a week or tea days.5S5S3SEocuCorMontleye
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Lebanon Patriot
Lebanon, Indiana, US
Thu, Jul 07, 1898
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